The Lastest from UncoveringPA

Located along the National Road Heritage Corridor in downtown Washington, Pennsylvania, is one of the most interesting historical houses in western PA: the LeMoyne House. To the unsuspecting passerby, there is little to delineate the building from any other historic buildings in town. However, the…

There are many awesome waterfalls in the Laurel Highlands: Cucumber Falls, Jonathan Run Falls, and Cole Run Falls just to name a few. However, there are some that get overshadowed by these frequently visited falls. Adams Falls is one of these. I was able to…

Passing motorists on highway 322 or the combined 11 and 15 just outside of Harrisburg might notice something odd atop an old railroad bridge piling in the middle of the Susquehanna River. In the few fleeting seconds that it’s visible from either road, it can…

Western Pennsylvania is home to many great breweries, but almost all of them are located in either Pittsburgh Breweries or in Erie. Fortunately for those looking for some quality micro-brewed beer in between the two cities, there’s North Country Brewing Company in Slippery Rock. I…

Of all the waterfalls I’ve visited in Pennsylvania, Cole Run Falls is one of the most photogenic. And, when you combine that with the peacefulness of the location and the nearby Barronvale Covered Bridge, it makes a visit even more wonderful. Cole Run Falls is…

Stretching roughly 120 miles from Altoona and Blairsville in the south to Sheffield in the north is the Groundhog Wine Trail. Featuring 15 different wineries, the Groundhog Wine Trail features some of the most rural wineries in the state. However, the quality of the wines,…

The Benjamin Franklin Parkway in downtown Philadelphia is known for its many great museums. From the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to the Franklin Institute and the Rodin Museum, there is something for everyone to see. However, one of the parkway’s top highlights is often overlooked:…

Sitting atop a hill on the outskirts of Hershey, Pennsylvania, is the beautiful Hotel Hershey. The hotel was built in the early-1930s so that the region’s construction workers could have work during the early stages of the Great Depression. Now considered a historic hotel, the…

If you’ve been reading this site for a while, you can probably tell that I’m a big fan of museums. After all, I’ve already written up my fair share of history, science, and culture museums in Pennsylvania. However, if I’m being honest, I’m usually not…

Sitting atop a large hill on the outskirts of Harrisburg is one of the region’s best museums: the National Civil War Museum. Telling the story of the entire Civil War with a focus on “equally balanced presentations…without bias to Union or Confederate causes,” the museum…